Final plans for Mungo Man's long journey home from Canberra revealed
After spending more than 40 years in a box in Canberra, the final
journey home of Australia's oldest human remains have finally been
revealed.
Tight security will follow the ancient remains of Mungo
Man as he makes his carefully planned journey from Canberra - slated to
be on November 11 - accompanied by traditional owners, to lake Mungo
where he will be stored in a "secure location"...

Virtual reality breathes new life into African fossils, art and artefacts
Digital technology has become an integral part of our everyday lives. So
it was only a matter of time before the ways people interact with the
past and ancient artefacts in museum settings became digital, too...
...More digital avenues are being added to South Africa’s museums – and now
the country has its first full VR exhibit. It will launch at the Origins Centre
at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on 25 September
and will take visitors on a journey through hundreds of thousands of
years of human history, art and innovation...

In Sopore, archaeologists find first intact piece of pottery from a time about which very little is known.
A 4,000-year-old pot excavated in the Haigam area of Sopore earlier this
year has been commented upon for its unusual name — the archaeological
artefact has been christened ‘Kim’, after the American reality
television star Kim Kardashian. But there is much more to this truly unusual and significant find...